fear released

Bend your knees. Learn forward slightly. Relax the knees. Long, thin, strips of fiberglass designed to spread body weight evenly will slide, glide, and coast across the snow. Relax! Bend your knees! Ready.

I am a goofy foot, launching on my right ski.

First rule learned in first lesson: Relax! Put a little bounce in your body. Slight uphill to start and then a gentle, gentle glide through the meadow, sunlight sparkling on the snow, cold air grazing my face. At the end is the turn and steeper downhill.

I often end up in the brambles at the end of that hill. I forget to relax.

Swoosh! Snow flies. I fall, laughing as I do the turtle, skis and feet high up in the air (how can you not laugh at that position?), and roll over on my side to get back up. There is freedom in that first fall. Joy.

Relaxed, knees bent, a little bounce in my body, I take on the big hill with a joyful wheeeeeee!

Day 22’s small stone.  A little wordier than usual.  I actually fell twice today, but the first fall was the best because it’s always the first fall that releases the fear.